Today in the News: CDC says autism has risen 30 percent in two years

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The Sun-Times - Heber Springs, AR

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Posted Mar. 27, 2014 at 7:00 PM

Posted Mar. 27, 2014 at 7:00 PM

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According to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 68 U.S. kids has autism. That is a rise of 30 percent from numbers two years ago, which were 1 in 88. The CDC looked at 8-year-old children in 11 states to get the numbers. Also in the report was that autism overwhelmingly affects boys: 1 in 42 boys has autism, while 1 in 189 girls has autism.

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